Banning Planes

[Marchochias]

Originally Posted by Pubestien13

There needs to be a ban on the I-16 and the I-153!!!!!!!!!! They were hardly used in WW2 and have an overwhelmingly unfair advatage in any dogfight regardless of skill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The option to limit what kind of planes are allowed by year is to broad of an option for the host player. It needs to be changed to allow what planes are and aren't allowed.

Clearly you didn't use enough exclamation marks.

The I-16 is easy to shoot down for any more modern aircraft, it's so slow you can go for endless hit and run attacks while it plods along.

[Lexandro]

While the ops post is not exactly very well constructed or written, he does actually make a valid point. What he is essentially asking for is a way to discriminate aircraft in a more robust fashion rather than the simple " up to Year XX" system we currently have. I have a few thoughts on how this might be accomplished in a simple and effective manner.

1.) Allow the starting year to change (eg "YEARS ~1942-1944")
2.) Allow an option for "piston only" which also leads to;
3.) Allow an option for "non-piston only" (eg; jet and rocket powered craft)
4.) Faction specific options (eg; RAF or Luftwaffe)
5.) Type specific matches (eg Boom N zoom only / TnB only games)
6.) Last but not least allow the option of wing type only games (eg Monoplane/Biplane only games)

[VolksJager13]

I was flying the I-153 last night with good results. Sure its maneuverable but its slow, not that well armed and wont take heaps of damage but like all planes its give and take. I fly it and dont expect to win, just enjoy it.

[zg26]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

While the ops post is not exactly very well constructed or written, he does actually make a valid point. What he is essentially asking for is a way to discriminate aircraft in a more robust fashion rather than the simple " up to Year XX" system we currently have. I have a few thoughts on how this might be accomplished in a simple and effective manner.

1.) Allow the starting year to change (eg "YEARS ~1942-1944")
2.) Allow an option for "piston only" which also leads to;
3.) Allow an option for "non-piston only" (eg; jet and rocket powered craft)
4.) Faction specific options (eg; RAF or Luftwaffe)
5.) Type specific matches (eg Boom N zoom only / TnB only games)
6.) Last but not least allow the option of wing type only games (eg Monoplane/Biplane only games)

Agree with 1 and 4 but no on the rest. I'd prefer more historical match ups and if that means 262's against Mustangs then so be it.

[HauptmannMolders]

As much as these planes do drive me nuts as well I must confess to being about 25-1 on the I16 in arcade. Its ugly as hell and only works in arcade but man this thing is literally unstappable in that mode. Realistic is a whole different story these two planes are just too slow. Frankly I'd prefer to not play arcade but at points thats all thats happening online

[Raw Kryptonite]

I like the idea of adding a starting year, and with factions. Factions would require a split lobby so people would know what faction they were going to fly to select a plane they want though.
A toggle for "props only" would cover the rest IMO.
Those 3 controls would be nice to have.